A Frank Lloyd Wright house in Wisconsin sold quickly.
The Keland House sold for over one million dollars above its asking price.
The property was built in 1954.
One of Frank Lloyd Wright's largest homes sold for $300,000 over its asking price a month after it was listed.
The Keland house has been owned by the same family for over sixty years.
John Waters, the preservation programs manager at the conservancy, told Insider that the six-bedroom home was built in the 60's.
According to her obituary, she lived in the Keland House until she died. According to her husband's obituary, he died in 2020.
Cleaning supplies and consumer chemicals are manufactured by a company called SC Johnson.
The relationship between Wright and the Johnson family began in the 1930s.
The residence known as Wingspread was designed byWright. He said that the house is home to the Johnson Foundation.
The administration building was designed by Wright.
The Great Workroom is where the tree-shaped columns that hold up the ceiling are located.
Keland House is one of the structures Wright built in Wisconsin. Illinois has more Wright buildings than any other state.
The Keland House was put on the market in September for $725,000. The house sold for over a million dollars within a month.
The median listing home price in Mount Pleasant is $299,900, which is the highest in the state. Houses in that area usually sell in 53 days. The Keland House was sold within a month.
The owners were represented by Chris and Tony Veranth.
The Keland House is larger than most other Usonian-style homes Wright designed, but it still has features that are typical of his style.
Red concrete floors and brick or wood are some of the natural materials that can be used.
The layout of the rooms is one of the key features of Usonian style.
The living room of the house is on a bluff overlooking the Root River.
Most of the house's design is original, except for a few additions made in the 1960's.
Taliesin Associated architects, Wright's successors' firm, enclosed the original carport to create a bedroom suite and added an enclosed garage and green house.
John Howe was Wright's right-hand man and he finished the new design.
The Keland House is not protected or awarded any preservation status despite being a Wright-designed home.
Half of Wright's buildings don't have legal protection. People are surprised that almost half of Wright's buildings can be torn down or altered tomorrow.
During ownership transitions when a house is for sale, the Conservancy advocates for legal protection, according to Waters.
He said that most of Wright's houses were built outside of urban areas in locations that have since developed into affluent areas.
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